For the past eight years, Minor Mishap Marching Band has happily hosted numerous free, public events. Celebrating community in public space is one of our main objectives, and it’s important to us that most of these events remain free, open, and inviting to all. However, throwing these events usually costs us money. As these events have grown, we’re realized that some of them might really benefit from a bit more infrastructure. We have applied to the City for public arts funding for the first time this year. Additionally, we are asking the community who values these events to help us make them happen.

The good news is that this isn’t some boring ol’ donation snooze-fest – WE ARE STARTING A KREWE, and YOU ARE INVITED to be in it!“Krewe”is a very old Mardi Gras term that describes “a group of revelers who band together to host balls, parades or social events.”

Sounds fun, doesn’t it?

We know many of you love dancing through the streets in brassy revelry, wearing magnificent costumes, and celebrating together. We know many of you also share with us the goals of fostering a culture of community-connection, celebration, and public art, right here in our dear Austin, TX. We would like to invite you to be directly involved in making these wonderful things happen, year round, in Austin, as founding members of the Krewe de Mishappiness!

Krewe de Mishappinessmember benefits:

Admission to the Carnival de Halloween Ballon October 21st.

Admission to a special Super-Secret Masquerade Ball in 2017, that is only for Krewe members.

Early notification for popular events that are likely to sell out, for example a head start on reserving boats for the Canoe Shows and Flotillas.

Krewe de Mishappiness will march with Minor Mishap in the big HONK!TX Parade in April, 2017!

You will also be helping various free, public space, community events happen, such as Minor Mishap’s Winter Solstice Lantern Parade, a new swimming pool show where the band plays in the water, the New Year’s Day Parade, and various Homemade Parades throughout the year.

At each event, you will know that YOU have helped make these events possible.

We want to directly involve you in creating the culture you want to see here in Austin, and so the Krewe de Mishappiness experienceis $25-100, sliding scale. Much cacophonous brass and splendid revelry will be had. Thank you for your support!